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" Iggy Pop has said that he became &amp;quot;more determined&amp;quot; to perform on American Idol after being warned his appearance could receive a mixed reaction from fans.  The rock star performed &amp;#039;Real Wild Child&amp;#039; on the April 7 results show, which saw Pia Toscano depart the competition. Speaking to The AP, he said: &amp;quot;I was informed very quickly by people who love me and care about me that, if I went on the show, everybody who liked the show was going to hate me and everybody who liked me was going to hate me for doing that show.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m kind of a stubborn person, so that just made me really determined: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m going to... do it anyway&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; Iggy Pop&amp;#039;s appearance on the Fox competition, which saw him singing directly to Jennifer Lopez at the judges&amp;#039; table at one point, coincided with the show&amp;#039;s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode. He will perform a concert celebrating the life of Ron Asheton at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor tonight. American Idol continues on Fox tomorrow night with a 21st century songs theme, while Katy Perry and season seven American Idol winner David Cook will both perform on the Thursday night results show. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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